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Near-critical and Supercritical Water and Their Applications for Biorefineries

  • Focuses on utilizing near-critical water and supercritical water in bio refineries
  • Covers almost all aspects of near-critical water and supercritical water
  • Contributed by leading experts in the area
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Biofuels and Biorefineries (BIOBIO, volume 2)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Fundamentals of Supercritical Water

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Hydrogen Bonding in Supercritical Water

      • Yizhak Marcus
      Pages 3-39
    3. Phase Behavior of Biomass Components in Supercritical Water

      • Sergey Artemenko, Victor Mazur, Pieter Krijgsman
      Pages 41-68
  3. Reactor Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Fused Silica Capillary Reactor and Its Applications

      • I-Ming Chou, Zhiyan Pan
      Pages 157-178
    3. Reactors for Supercritical Water Oxidation Processes

      • Pablo Cabeza, Joao Paulo Silva Queiroz, M. Dolores Bermejo, Angel Martín, Fidel Mato, M. José Cocero
      Pages 179-205
    4. Effects of Reactor Wall Properties, Operating Conditions and Challenges for SCWG of Real Wet Biomass

      • Mohammad S. H. K. Tushar, Animesh Dutta, Chunbao (Charles) Xu
      Pages 207-228
  4. Near-Critical and Supercritical Water Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
    2. Production of Renewable Solid Fuel Hydrochar from Waste Biomass by Sub- and Supercritical Water Treatment

      • Zhengang Liu, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, S. Kent Hoekman
      Pages 231-260
    3. Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) for Wastewater Treatment

      • Mesut Akgün, Onur Ömer Söğüt
      Pages 261-298
    4. Production of Hydrogen from Biomass via Supercritical Water Gasification

      • Jude A. Onwudili, Paul T. Williams
      Pages 299-322
    5. Production of CH4 from Biomass via Supercritical Water Gasification

      • Izad Behnia, Zhongshun Yuan, Paul Charpentier, Chunbao (Charles) Xu
      Pages 323-341
    6. Hydrothermal Conversion in Near-Critical Water – A Sustainable Way of Producing Renewable Fuels

      • Jessica Hoffmann, Thomas H. Pedersen, Lasse A. Rosendahl
      Pages 373-400
    7. Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) of Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels for Energy Generation

      • M. Dolores Bermejo, Ángel Martín, Joao Paulo Silva Queiroz, Pablo Cabeza, Fidel Mato, M. José Cocero
      Pages 401-426
    8. Production of Chemicals in Supercritical Water

      • Yukihiko Matsumura, Tau Len-Kelly Yong
      Pages 427-443

About this book

The book provides fundamental chemistry and properties of near-critical water (NCW) and supercritical water (SCW), criteria and challenges/solutions in reactor design for NCW and SCW processes, and up-to-date reviews and practice of a wide range of their applications in bio refineries including: production of hydrochars from biomass, SCW oxidation (SCWO) for waste treatment, SCW gasification (SCWG) of biomass and waste for hydrogen and methane production, hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass, production of chemicals and SCWO of biofuels for energy. It also presents techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production via SCWG of biomass. The book will be highly essential for both academic researchers and industrial practitioners for developing novel bio refinery technologies and processes employing NCW or SCW for treatment of various organic waste streams and production of bio-energy and bio-based chemicals from bio-renewable resources.

Prof. Dr. Zhen Fang is leader and founder of biomass group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Dr. Chunbao (Charles) Xu is currently an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and NSERC/FP Innovations Industrial Research Chair in Forest Bio refinery at Western University, Canada.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Kunming, China

    Zhen Fang

  • Western University, London, Canada

    Chunbao (Charles) Xu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Near-critical and Supercritical Water and Their Applications for Biorefineries

  • Editors: Zhen Fang, Chunbao (Charles) Xu

  • Series Title: Biofuels and Biorefineries

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8923-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8922-6Published: 18 July 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0757-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8923-3Published: 02 July 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2214-1537

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-1545

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 474

  • Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Wood Science & Technology, Renewable and Green Energy

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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